Viktor Emil Frankl - Logotheory & Logotherapy

[aFemale1]

What a great man. 

[Klamsy4Life]

To be able to live your life according to any How you first have to find the Why!

That was Frankl's main message of his books and interviews..

[hootiepaladin]

Is Barbra Walters conducting the interview?

[joolzz1969]

Some people do not have any friends or family which is what leads them to despair.

[battlestroke7]

I think Victor is great because he is bulletproof,fireproof ,ropeproof,disease proof, starvation proof and torture proof, he could not be killed by mean ole nazi guys even though the nazi guys wanted to kill him,WOW ! how did he do that ? but all the rest of his family was killed by those mean ole nazi guys. I wish he had written a book on that too, then when it happens again we can all live through it. It looks like he could have told his family ?

[WoundedEgo]

I'm always amazed at the command of the English language that Europeans acheive. I would never want to be interviewed in German!

I think "survival" is an unsurprising topic for a Holocaust survivor.

Frankl is a wise man.

[Soulflytribe04]

@WoundedEgo English is much easier than German.

[eacmusic]

I believe what Dr. Frankl says makes perfect sense. We give meaning to what we do. The meaning of a life is within the person, and within the heart of that person.

[Kothythomassen]

cómo encuentro esto en español?

[menonfire12]

@Kothythomassen

jeje muy dificil. :)

[Gravelandart]

he spent so much time in dachau and auschwitz---therefore these certainly were not "death camps".

[Jason1584]

lol @ holocaust denial.

[asmodeus585]

@Gravelandart: They were for many Jews and Poles. He was just extremely lucky. I think his intelligence might have something to do with it.

[tripicch]

Logoterapia - a única abordagem eternamente contemporânea!

adalberto tripicchio from Brasil

[SupraKing93]

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[smooch357]

If you think about it some...listening to this is very very humbling....I mean all the stuff that I moan and complain about sometimes is no where near as extreme as what he had to live through in the NAZI concentration camps. And despite those hardships he faced, he still managed to make the best out of them and even use them to his advantage to write his book when he got out and help millions of people... Kind of makes you never want to complain about anything ever again huh...

[mikegibbowr]

Do yourself a favor and listen to this clip as well as any others with Dr. Frankl... it s worth your time... M. Gibbowr

[Microglia1]

I read his book when I was in high school. At that time, I was suffering from several bouts of depression since Kelly didn't want to sleep with me. I will say that the depth of his meanings can only be approached, approached not understood mind you, through personal suffering. I don't think his "ideas" are any more profound than the works of men that wrote before him, many of whom witnessed crises in their own times, from Aeschylus to Voltaire to Camus.

[ntiego]

i'm jsut reading pema chodrons book , she's that buddhist teacher..and she says we should not search for meaning. Basically she says exactly waht the "merrychristmas" commenter says. But I dont fully agree with her..i agree with victor..yes being in the moment is good but to be in the momenbt with a purpose is better.

[MerryChristmasSir]

To quote 'King Lear' 'speak again, for an indiscrete silence doth murder speech' (sic). We basically beg the the question whether life has meaning and purpose, and feel the need to compensate for our gross inadequacies by indulging in a fantasy compensation world.

[entity3sf]

...and fortunately able to mischaracterize, present our pet wedge, and quote King Lear all in one post. Among the plebians - perhaps some unfortunate, inadequate sots blown out of a hummer into many shattered pieces, surely can be forgiven for reintegrating by "gross" attachment of meaning to memory.

[ntiego]

okay sure. what are our "gorss inadequacies" and what fantasy world are you talking about?

[vedder110]

Viktor Frankl doesn't really say we should search for meaning. He does say that the primary motivation of man is a 'will to meaning'; however, he is careful to point out that you cannot engage in a directed quest for a meaning. He rather encourages people to be mindful of aspects in life that provide them real meaning, and it is logotherapy which is meant to help a patient become more mindful and aware of what gives them meaning.

[asmodeus585]

@vedder110: Yes, but also we seem to forget, that "meaning" is just a word that we invented for ourselves. As Wittgenstein would probably put it, this is not a psychological or philosophical matter as such, no, it's more of a linguistical issue. When Frankl says that we can find "meaning" in every situation we face, he basically states that we can find words which can help us rationalize our partciular state of affairs and it changes nothing more but our interpretation of given situation.

[MerryChristmasSir]

Continued;

My own cynical (perhaps ruthlessly honest position) is that the purpose of life is to perpetuate the illusion of purpose in life, much like the platonic lie which features in 'The Republic.'

[entity3sf]

If for no other reason than Frankl's standing as the most fully immersed trauma expert, he has something very important to contribute. It doesn't necessarily have to be the blinding light of absolute truth.

Based upon my understanding of your post, you may prefer Satre's philosophy, but how will you know until you read Frankl's book?

[MerryChristmasSir]

I shall forgive myself for being a 17-something consumer, and give the man a chance. Thank you for the feedback.

[entity3sf]

:')

A very wise 17-something.

[MerryChristmasSir]

I consider honesty to be the supreme virtue, the sin qua non of anything approaching meaning in the human condition. Admittedly, i only have a superficial knowledge and understanding of Dr. Frankl's philosophy, but to me it appears to be tautological and i find myself waiting frustratingly for him to utter any pronouncement that reaches beyond a platitude.

[m4kh3t51]

you should probably read the book first.

[santilian]

el mejor libro que jamas haya leido antes.

[Zerofire18]

I read "Man's Search for Meaning" and found it beyond words. I want to read more of his books but don't know where to start. I am leaning towards "Will to Meaning". Has anyone read any of his other books???

[JensonThunders]

Read 'Man's search fro meaning'.. take your mind for a walk.. know that what you have already is most certainly priceless.. your friends .. your family.. know that love is the ultimate meaning.. be greatful for all you have ... be thankful for the little things.. a great meal.. a sunset.. know your life is what you decide it to be.. Victor reminded me of this.

[Soulflytribe04]

@JensonThunders Frankl says a "meal" is a hedonist meaning and won't take people anywhere. It's in his book.

[mikearnette]

Thanks for the post. Hard to find footage of the man! I was disapointed that many people at my University enrolled and even teaching clinical psychology or counselling are not even aware of Logotherapy!

[paisleyyama]

@mikearnette That is a real shame. I wonder what happened to logotherapy; certainly its replacement of heavy medication even of young children and concentration on self fullfillment have not been a success. Maybe people in the psychiatric field should reopen the books and ideas of logotherapy.

[pworg]

- how to survive the darkest time of modern history

and find a meaningful life.

Man's Sarch of Meaning

"one of the most 1o important books in USA"(Hillary R.Clinton during a visit in Vienna)

[celpabedn]

World had lost a great man, we are living the life of excess, with food, shelter and security, yet we are not fulfilling our potentials, Emil found hope in total desolation, even when he lost his manuscript, his family, he continued with faith, i adore you Viktor, may your name shine with those who gave hope and meaning to humanity, along with other saints.

Mans search for meaning should be a obligatory book to be read in schools worldwide.

[sgt7]

i too have read this book - man's search for meaning - and it refreshing to hear a counter doctrine to todays elitist and self-serving doctrines. i Agree.